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Clown College was the brainchild of Irvin Feld, the owner of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and longtime Ringling clown and front man Bill Ballantine. In 1968, Ringling had only a handful of clowns, most of them over fifty years of age. It was clear that these performers would not be able to go on forever.
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, also known as the Ringling Bros. Circus, Ringling Bros., the Barnum & Bailey Circus, Barnum & Bailey, or simply Ringling, is an American traveling circus company billed as The Greatest Show on Earth. It and its predecessor have run shows from 1871, with a hiatus from 2017 to 2023.
He was a star attraction for the Big Apple Circus and for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus before pursuing an independent career as a performer. [4] In 2001, Time magazine included him on a list of "America's Best Artists and Entertainers", as "America's Best Clown". [2]
He was a clown with the Cole Brothers Circus from their first tour in 1935, [7] eventually becoming Cole Brothers' head clown before he joined the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1951. [8] Griebling spent the rest of his circus career with Ringling, going on strike in 1956 with Emmett Kelly [9] and later teaching to the first few ...
Barnum's Kaleidoscape was an American circus staged by Feld Entertainment, [1] the owners of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, at a start-up cost of $10 million.It ran for one season, 1999–2000.
Frankie Saluto – American clown, Ringling Bros. circus; The Fratellini Family – family of French clowns; George Carl – American clown who performed mainly in Europe. Glen "Frosty" Little – America's last living Master Clown and longtime "Boss Clown" with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus; Greg and Karen DeSanto ...
The property was also used as the winter quarters for his son Richard's circus, the R.T. Richards Circus. Alfred died in his 28-room New Jersey manor, three years after its completion, on October 21, 1919. Charles Edward Ringling (1863–December 3, 1926). [10] John Nicholas Ringling (1866–1936). John was a singer and a professional clown. [1]
Lou Jacobs in makeup, 1941. Johann Ludwig Jacob (January 1, 1903 – September 13, 1992), professionally known as Lou Jacobs, was a German-born American auguste clown who performed for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus for more than 60 years.